Gut microbiota-mediated pharmacokinetics of ginseng saponins
Orally administered ginsengs come in contact with the gut microbiota, and their hydrophilic constituents, such as ginsenosides, are metabolized to hydrophobic compounds by gastric juice and gut microbiota: protopanxadiol-type ginsenosides are mainly transformed into compound K and ginsenoside Rh2; p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ginseng Research |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S122684531630241X |